ABSTRACT
The revolution of 1399 changed little. The monarchy was unchallenged. The central machine maintained its prescribed procedures and timetables, amongst which the pricking and accounting of sheriffs, the issue and return of writs, the appointment of commissions, and the assizes calendared provincial societies everywhere. County courts, assizes and quarter sessions continued. Local elites, as royal officers, deployed their local standing on behalf of royal government and justice, ensuring both respect and implementation. Noblemen were expected to keep the peace and set good examples. The English governed themselves at the king’s command. Inertia favoured the status quo.
